Dian She Wan 点舌丸
Pointed Tongue Pill

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Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Zhen Zhu (Pearl)

Margarita

90 grams

Niu Huang (Bezoar) *

Bezoar

She Xiang (Musk) *

Moschus moschiferus

Chan Su (Toad Venom)

Bufonis venenum

Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)

Cinnabaris

60 grams ea.

Xiong Dan (Bear Bile) **

Ursi Fel

Xiong Huang (Realgar)

Arsenic sulphide

Peng Sha (Borax)

Sodium tetraborate

Ting Li Zi (Lepidium)

Lepidium apetalum

Ru Xiang (Frankincense) ***

Boswellia carterii

Mo Yao (Myrrh) ***

Commiphora myrrha

Xue Jie (Dragons Blood)

Daemonorops draco

Chen Xiang (Aloeswood)

Aquilaria agallocha

Bing Pian (Borneo Camphor)

Dryobalanops aromatica

30 grams ea.

* Man made Bezoar and synthetic Musk is used today
** Bear Bile is replaced with Cow Bile
*** Myrrh and Frankincense are prepared by stir-frying with vinegar.

Preparation:

Made into pills to be coated with Cinnabar, each weighing 100mg

Function:

Clears Heat and Toxin, reduces Swelling and Pain

Use:

1. Boils
2. Carbuncles
3. beginning sore throat
4. Pharyngitis
5. Tonsillitis
6. Periodontitis

7. Mouth sores
8. Sore gums
9. Mastitis
10. Swelling of unknown origin
11. Has been used in Cancer

Dose:

3 pills (300mg), 1–2 times daily; It can be mixed with vinegar for topical application.

Cautions:

1. Avoid overdose.
2. Not used in Pregnancy or in children.

Toxicity:

Long-term toxicity tests, equivalent to 165 times the clinical usual dose for adults orally administered for 4 weeks in rats, weight gain, blood, liver and kidney function, blood biochemistry and major organs showed no toxicity

Modifications:

1. Cow Bile replaces Bear Bile in modern times.
2. Synthetic Musk and Bezoar are usually used.


1. Immune function: oral administration can increase the mouse thymus and spleen weight, improve the phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophages, and promote the formation of hemolysin.
2. The growth of transplanted tumors in mice with different degrees of inhibition; strong inhibitory effect on sarcoma S180.

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